Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-02-10

where the water Is nard, IendS 10
roughen the hand, so that young girls
sometimes wear dog-skin gloves or
prepared French gloves at night to
soften the hand. Glycerine and rose
water cold cream, and washing the
hands with almond powder are all re-
sorted to abroad for beautifying the
| hand
The American nail is apt to dry and
break easily. Vaseline rubbed on the
nails after washing the hands will do
world of good to dry nails. 1t is well,
if the nails are ugly and grow badly,
to follow the English fashion, and en-
| plOy a manicure for a time. These
adroit professionals first bathe the
hand a long time in hot water, then
with scissors and knives clean and cut
the nails, remove the superhuous skin
about the onyx, then polish the nails
with a buckskin and fine powder, wash
ing the hand again in hot water with
soap; then drying them carefully they
| polish the nails with fine brush.
| Again they rub the nails with rosy
| unguent to make them fine tint, and
then with the hand to suggest gem
like polish.
Since the new science of reading
character by the handwriting has come
in it is even said that the care of the
nails affects the handwriting. The long
almond-shaped nail is a greater support
| to the middle finger which guides the
pen One can hardly imagine person
| a., ti,,
long. graceful English hand which is
| characteristic Of the great ladies Of
London. In old times, when Queen
Anne bit her finger-nails, the English
nail was not what it is now. All Queen
Victorias uncles had finely-shaped
hands and almond nger-nails; perhaps
that brought them into fashion. Fash
ION exerts Il potent influence on man,
savage or civilized. But 10 Girl should
ever use bismuth Or any pigment to
make her hands artificaliy white, for
that fills in the pores OF the skin, and
is dirty and dangerous. Vide AWdke
SECOND WINNING OF YOUR FIRST WIFE
If ever your Wife's honeymoon de-
vOtion to you turns cheerless like the
old of the moon, don't return to your
| honeymoon treatment of her; don't
rush home from business at the first
possible moment with Il basket of
choice fruit, and meet her with a kiss
and caress; don't compliment her
taste in dress, the neatness of the sit
ting-room, nor the appetizing air she
has breathed in the dining-r0om
Put away these boyish habits, and
command her devotion by bringing
home on your face the cloud of a days
| business; be late about it, too. Then
try to find some new fault in her, and
don't let her forget one of the old set
Taboo her virtues, and praise other
women's. Call her you" and if she's
hard at work from a. M, to 10 p. M,
| growl because she hires the washing
done; and, if she dare ask for money.
insist Oh knowing what she did with
the twenty-five cents YOU gave her
last week. And then, If she doesn't
prove familiar with the points and
| pedigree of your party'S candidate for
Congress, laugh at her and tell her how
stupid it would be to let such disin-
terestcd creatures vote,
Don't count sixteen hours Il dav for
you and the children anything, but
wonder why she doesn't read the daily
papers and the reviews, and take an
interest in politics, art, music, science,
history, and the labor question. Let
her split the kindlings. build the fire,
tend the teething baby, and broil the
steak; then, when she can get You up
TO breakfast, you sit down sour and
grumble till She cries, finding the steak
either over-done or under-done, if You
have to kill truth fer it.
If all this ''deyotion' on your part
fails to Irvine her arms about your
neck, find Il lot of fault with her to
the children; and, turning your back
to her in the evening, peroratc your
efforts for that day with a glowing
euloCy on tho beauty, taste, culture,
and housekeeping of Smiths wife.
Now, husband, what further excuse
can You have for 4 chilling time at
your own freside?-Ja1aes CemcM
AmbroSe. IN Go0d Housekeeping
Salt in the whitewash will make it
stick better
Wash the mica of the stove doors
with salt and vinegar
Brass work can be kept beautifully
bright by occasionally rubbing with
salt and vinegar.